u.s. airways stock was higher on the speculation, rising 3.8%. u.s. airways shareholders would likely get a minority stake if they merge with american airlines. stocks of other major air carriers rallied as well. delta air lines rose 2.7% to a new 52 week high. united continental gained 1.6% to within almost a dollar of a new yearly high. the possibility of online gambling coming to the garden state. new jersey governor chris christ)"Ñpgnounced his support to legalize internet gambling in his state. if it happens, new jersey would be one of the first states to allow it. that support was enough to get gaming stocks moving up. caesars entertainment jumped 18.6% to its highest price since july. boyd gaming saw a more modest 2.7% rally, but volume more than quadrupled. as erika reported earlier in the program, january retail sales are coming in, but so did a warning from the parent company of ann taylor. ann, as the company is known, warned that its fourth quarter sales and margins will be weak, blaming super-storm sandy, and disappointing products at it